How to decorate your Easter theme Layer
Cake!
Ensure you put a parchment paper circle underneath your cake batter to make it easier to take out when baked & cooled
Baking a cake
Make icing Color your icing using a toothpick and gel
color
How to prepare your icing bags
Cut coupler size Fit bag on a cup Fill about a hands length of icing.
Demo
Making a well/ wall around your filling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvScYh5ghA8&feature=relmfu
How to fill your cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEV5bCJBEU&feature=relmfu
How to Crumb Coat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw92AXYARUQ&feature=relmfu
How to ice your cake
Tip #18 & medium icing Hold piping bag hovering over practice
board. Squeeze, hold, lift. Maintain 90° angle
STARS
Tip #18, medium icing Squeeze on 90° angle and wrap around
ROSETTES
Squeeze on 45° angle and pull so it has a tail
Often used for borders
SHELLS
Round Tip, Less than 90° Squeeze to size of dot required and pull
down quickly
DOTS
Can make a basket or a fence using the tip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE4hBly_F7w
Basket Weave
Tip 2D, medium icing,90° The tip should be lightly touching surface. Squeeze, letting icing build up to make the
flower. Stop squeezing, then lift tip away. Decorate the flower center, with small bead
of icing, using round tip
STAR FLOWERS
Tip 2D, 90° angle Lightly touch the surface with tip 2D. As you squeeze out icing, slowly turn your
hand until the back of your hand returns to its natural position
You may use a small round tip to pipe a small bead or dot
SWIRL DROP FLOWERS
Tip #352, thin consistency icing, 45° angle With angled side down, pull down
LEAVES
Use dots, rosettes or stars to make a simple trim around your cake and give it a professional look
Piping a Trim
Choose the picture you would like to transfer
Lay a piece of parchment paper on top Trace around the image with a gel writer Place the parchment paper gel side down
onto the cake Fill the image with the desired colors You may use different piping techniques to
create a professional look
Transferring an image onto a cake
Choose one of the images for your lab group’s cake
Decide what colours of icing you will need to create your picture
Write them down on your lab sheet to refer to for tomorrow when you are making icing
Happy Baking!
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